All banknotes in this series feature a portrait of Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong by artist Liu Wenxi.
Those 1999 banknotes except the ¥1 were partly withdrawn since April 1, 2018 due to high quality counterfeits notes in circulation.
The differences as compared to the 1999 edition are: The material of the new ¥0.1 coin is stainless steel, rather than duralumin (an aluminum alloy).
The new design is similar to the banknotes of the 1999 and 2005 edition, with some changes made to the printing patterns of both bills and coins.
Officials at the People's Bank of China also told the press that the latest issuance does not include a new 5-yuan note, which is being tested for new printing technologies in a bid to reduce counterfeiting of the Chinese currency.